Every minute counts
Also, every moment counts. Time is of the essence. For example, Hurry up with those tools—every minute counts, or In performing surgery every moment counts. This idiom uses count in the sense of “to enter into the reckoning” (and hence be important).
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see: nook and cranny
- Everyone
[ev-ree-wuhn, -wuh n] /ˈɛv riˌwʌn, -wən/ pronoun 1. every person; everybody. /ˈɛvrɪˌwʌn; -wən/ pronoun 1. every person; everybody n. c.1200, from every + one. see entries under every man.
- Every one
pronoun 1. each person or thing in a group, without exception: every one of the large cats is a fast runner
- Everyplace
[ev-ree-pleys] /ˈɛv riˌpleɪs/ adverb 1. . /ˈɛvrɪˌpleɪs/ adverb 1. (US) an informal word for everywhere
- Every single one
see: each and every